Many news outlets reported on this historic designation of our parish church as a Minor Basilica by Pope Francis. The link takes you to a page which links all the various news reports covering the grand announcement on March 17, 2017 --TV, radio, newspaper

the March 17, 2017 announcement by Bishop Malone of our parish's designation by Pope Francis as a Minor Basilica was covered by numerous media outlets. We keep a running list of links to these stories and articles at this link